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Thirty volumes of the Moccasin, the university’s student-published yearbook, are now available in all of their searchable, full text glory in UTC Digital Collections. Investigate student life from 1911 to 1958, cover to cover, by exploring classes, faculty, administrators, clubs and societies, athletics, social functions, theatrical productions, and musical performances. The Moccasin also documents trends in fashion and design. From the finger curls of the 1920s to the mid century modern graphic design…

On June, 6, 1944 160,000 Allied troops landed on a Nazi-occupied stretch of French coastline in Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by the end, the Allies gained control of the Normandy coast, signaling the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day, we’d like to draw your attention to…

In Fall 2013, Krystal announced that it would be donating a collection of memorabilia, newsletters, clippings, and records to Special Collections & University Archives to “to encourage study of one of Chattanooga’s most successful brands.” Since then, we’ve been hard at work organizing the collection to make it accessible to our researchers. Along the way, we’ve encountered some interesting finds, including… Learn More Hyder, Kurt. 1984. Design…

Sorry, Special Collections & University Archives will be closed all day on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. In our absence, take a look at these beautiful spring flowers illustrated by Emma Bell Miles, an Appalachian artist and naturalist from Walden’s Ridge. See more of her art and photographs in the Life and Works of Emma Bell Miles digital collection.

The American Chestnut Oral History Project documents memories of the native chestnuts’ economic and cultural importance in the years preceding and following the blight pandemic. This interdisciplinary digital collection blends ethnographic and historical methods with environmental science and provides access to photographs, audio recordings, transcripts, and video.